Al Qaeda suspect awaits trial, warned ‘war is not over’

Al Qaeda suspect Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun, who awaits trial on federal charges in New York, has declared that “our terrorism is not over” and “threatened to kill” prosecutors and courthouse personnel, according to a government memorandum in the case. “I am a warrior, and the war is not over,” Harun said during a […]

How Difficult is it to Sue a Terrorist in a U.S. Court?

A multimillion-dollar award for terrorism victims will face a legal test in a New York federal appeals court this week, the latest development in a case that has pitted a group of American families against the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization for more than a decade. Last year, a federal jury in Manhattan ordered […]

FBI director reveals why he puts tape over his laptop’s webcam

During a Wednesday speech, FBI Director James Comey discussed a myriad of issues concerning privacy and encryption in the wake of the U.S. Department of Justice’s very public spat with Apple over hacking into a locked iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. Although the government used legal action to try and compel Apple to […]

Heroism and Cowardice at the Joint Base San Antonio Shooting

Air Force Lieutenant Colonel William “Bill” Schroeder, Commander of the 342nd Training Squadron at the 37th Training Wing, gave his life fending off an armed and disgruntled Airman – the Airman, then took his own life. Lieutenant Colonel Schroeder is also being credited for saving the life of a First Sergeant who was also present on […]

Military launches a new investigation into Marine major’s sexual misconduct case

The military has launched a new investigation of Marine Maj. Mark Thompson, the former U.S. Naval Academy instructor who insisted he was innocent of sexual misconduct with two young women while they were students at the school. Following Washington Post revelations about Thompson, a Marine Corps prosecutor and an investigator met this week with one of his […]

VA bosses in 7 states manipulated vets’ wait times for care

Supervisors instructed schedulers to falsify patient wait times at Veterans Affairs’ medical facilities in at least seven states, according to newly released investigation reports from the department’s inspector general. The manipulation gave the false impression that the facilities in Arkansas, California, Delaware, Illinois, New York, Texas and Vermont were meeting VA performance measures for shorter wait times. The reports […]

CIA’s Work With Filmmakers Puts All Media Workers at Risk

Documents showing the CIA had a role in producing up to 22 entertainment projects, including History Channel documentary Air America: The CIA’s Secret Airline, Bravo‘s Top Chef: Covert Cuisine, the USA Network series Covert Affairs and the BBC documentary The Secret War on Terror—along with two fictional feature films about the CIA that both came out […]

The CIA just invested in a skincare line that is named after James Bond’s technology designer and collects your DNA

The Central Intelligence Agency’s venture-capital arm, In-Q-Tel, provided funding for an unlikely company: Skincential Sciences, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. Skincential’s consumer brand, Clearista, makes “skin resurfacing” products designed to make your skin clearer and more “youthful,” according to its website. Image courtesy of huffingtonpost.com Read more at Business Insider

Airman Murder Suicide of Commander Rocks Joint Base San Antonio

Two service members lost their lives in an apparent murder-suicide at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), Friday morning. The incident forced officials to lock down the base for two hours before the situation was declared contained and isolated by law enforcement. The names of the victim and the gunman have yet to be released. Reports suggest […]

USA president warns over possibility of nuclear terrorism

U.S. President Barack Obama, the chair of the summit, stressed, “We have made significant, meaningful progress in securing the world’s nuclear materials so that it never falls into the hands of terrorists”. “Madmen” from the Islamic State group would not hesitate to launch a catastrophic nuclear attack, US President Barack Obama said at a global […]

Two Dead in a Shooting at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas

At least two people are dead in a shooting at a military base in San Antonio, Texas, authorities said. The attack appears to be a murder-suicide, Bexar County Sheriff’s Office spokesman James Keith told MSNBC. We have two dead at Lackland Air Force Base, deputies are still inside the building — Bexar County Sheriff (@BexarCoSheriff) […]

Inside the first-ever Special Ops Urban Assault competition

Ultra-elite Special Operations teams took part in the first-ever U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Urban Assault Challenge last week. So when the U.S. needs an assault team to tackle a target in an urban setting … who is the best Special Operations Urban Assaulter we’ve got? This competition put the best to the test. […]